Thirty-six people were hurt, 20 seriously, when a Qantas international flight from Singapore to Perth suddenly lost altitude over Western Australia on Tuesday, throwing passengers from their seats and causing serious injuries to 30-odds passengers.
UMR Omnibus, one of Australia's leading research and polling companies, said it surveyed 1,000 people two weeks ago on people's attitudes towards the largest national airliner company, and the results show 63 per cent of Australians believe the airline's safety standards have become worse over the last few years.
This compared with a figure of 52 perc ent when a similar poll was conducted in early August, reported Xinhua news agency.
The August poll was carried out after two incidents involving Qantas in the previous month.
An exploding oxygen bottle punched a huge hole in the side of a Qantas Boeing 747-400, forcing an emergency landing in the Philippines, while a Qantas Boeing 737-800 returned to Adelaide after a landing gear door failed to retract.
The September poll followed an incident in August involving a Manila-bound Boeing 767, which was turned back to Sydney after developing a hydraulic fluid leak.